Re: Getting file association info

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From: John Grant
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:45

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In article <51656@shamash.cdc.com> paul@svl.cdc.com (Paul Kohlmiller) writes:
>In windows you can associate a file extension (eg. .doc) with an application
>(eg. MS Word). I need to get this association information from within my
>app. I can't find it in Petzold or the Windows API. Can someone point me in
>the right direction? Thanks.
	You could use GetProfileString() to read them from the WIN.INI
	file.  The section is [extensions].

John A. Grant						jagrant@emr1.emr.ca
Airborne Geophysics
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa
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John A. Grant						jagrant@emr1.emr.ca
Airborne Geophysics
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

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